Want to thank everyone for the comments and great information. Interesting that there is a 6-lug conversion. For now, believe I will order the 16x7 8 Lug | 8X6.5" bolt | 4" backspace wheels from Coker Tire and use LT235/85R16 tires--staying with front drum brakes. At present, don't believe I will operate the truck much over 55-60 and that would be for the 10-15 miles into and back from town.
The end goal is to do a complete axel swap with a later 14-bolt and maybe an engine/trans swap along with that.
